Pinch, punch, first of the month, no returns – (if you’re not English, you’ll think I’ve lost the plot). A new month brings a new playlist (and another month of bills). Let’s forget the depressing stuff and talk about the...
Indie duo GEMS have used some shorthand for their new song. Following up Tangled Memories (and our interview) comes new track w/o u. The slow burning track features lovely vocals, in GEMS-branded dark pop format. Out on the ‘new’ Friday...
As you can tell by the crisp air and the fact that the Toronto Blue Jays have made the playoffs (wait, what?!) that fall is upon us. This means I have an excuse to make an end of summer playlist,...
GEMS are gearing up for an album release, and are dropping tracks left, right, and center. Let’s catch up with a few of them. And hey, why not check out our 2014 interview with the band. Tangled Memories is a...
While I was busy traversing across Brasil, learning what this World Cup fad was all about, I missed the latest song from recent PHM interviewees GEMS. The dreamy track is called Scars, and has that subtle musical brilliance and great...
We first caught wind of Washington D.C.’s indie pop band GEMS in late 2012 and have featured them 5 other times. I think that means we like them. The two piece band, consisting of Clifford John Usher and Lindsay Pitts,...
Who doesn’t like a good Seal cover song now and again? I’m personally quite fond of the Dean and Jeff Winger’s cover on Community (edited fan video below). Community: Kiss from a Rose In terms of covers from actual bands,...
As I completed the PeteHatesMusic Monthly Mix for November, it reminded me that it’s now December and I need to start buying presents so that I don’t make certain people cry. We’ll ignore the tears for now, and focus on...
More new stuff from Washington D.C.’s GEMS. The band already dropped the title track off of debut EP Medusa. We now get the synth fuzz of Ephemera. The song is a slight switch up for GEMS, with a softer song,...
Halloween has passed and my house wasn’t damaged by too many eggs. I’m about to OD on leftover candy, but first let me give you the best tracks from October . Yes, it’s time for the PeteHatesMusic Monthly Mix. We...
Washington D.C. duo GEMS return with a new track off of upcoming debut EP Medua (out November 12). The band has previously given us such gems (sorry) like Void Moon, Pegasus, and Sinking Stone. Medusa is similar to their other...
GEMS have a soft new single. Following up Pegasus and Void Moon, the Washington, DC band has posted the track Sinking Stone (which sums up my love life blogging career). The minimalist track has subtle layers and great vocals –...
We’re constantly listening to and posting great music here on PeteHatesMusic. We usually post 3 stand out tracks each week in our SoundCloud player on the right hand side of the site. We’ve decided to up our game (and our...
More dream pop for you from Clifford John Usher and Lindsay Pitts, better known as GEMS. We featured their track Void Moon before, and it was full of indie pop goodness. We now have another excellent track – Pegasus. We...
Some dreamy indie pop to brighten up your Tuesday. GEMS is Clifford John Usher and Lindsay Pitts. They have a few tracks floating around on the “information superhighway” including Void Moon. The band coolly note on their SoundCloud page, “We...
